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Posted on 25 April 2022
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With dialogue, less is always more Steps 5-7 of my RedPen editing cycle required me to check on two fundamental decisions I've taken while writing Dead Wood. My choice of tense (present) My choice of voice (first person) And then to see how well I've structured the book. Having identified issues with the structure and balance, I have a number of options. I can add new material, filling any plot holes, providing more...

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Posted on 25 October 2021
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Sketches pin down your people, places and props My RedPen Editing course called People, Places and Props explains the importance of these three essential components of any story. In a nutshell: People in a story are your characters. It would be strange to have a story that has no characters! Places are your settings. Each scene has a setting and a cast of characters involved at that moment in time. Within that setting, the characters...

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Posted on 18 January 2021
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  Opportunity always knocks when you're busy On 27 November 2020, I received an email, out of the blue, from the content manager of the WorldClassPerformer website, asking if I'd be willing to be interviewed and for the interview to be published on their website. Now, November is always a busy month. NaNoWriMo dominates and, by the 27th, I am tired and not at all ready for Christmas which is just around the...

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